Pinto Bean Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/4 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. pinto beans, cooked and mashed
2 c. diced raw apples
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream sugar, shortening and egg.
Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture.
Stir in beans, apples, raisins, nuts and vanilla (can plump raisins in hot water).
Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 45 or 50 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Good with cream cheese icing, powdered sugar, white cooked icing or just whipped cream.